Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-13
State News.
PIsCATAQUIS.

The Wing OF Thursday says: We are in
formed by Il gentleman who came from Milo
last night that heavy fire is raging in the
woods about mile below the Kaiahdin Iron
Works on the line of the railroad, aud it is
feared that the railroad orilge at that point
is burned rs no trains came down yesterday
afternoon and telegraph communication Is
also cut OFT so that 1t is impos ,ible to obtain
further news. 1t is very dry along side of
the railroad and many small fires are starting
up.
SAGADAHoC.
At Bath, the frame for the large tug boat
TO be built by the Morses at their yard, is
being sawed out at the mill of the New Eng
land Shipbuilding Company. Next week
carpenters will begin getting keel for the
tug which will be double deck, and about loo
feet long When completed the boat will be
the largest tug built in Name. 1t is said she
will be named B. W. Morse.-The 900 ton
schooner to be built at the New England yard
for Cape Cod parties is to be commanded by
Capt. Bailey OF Provincetown.
1t is now asserted that C. V. Minott, Esq,
of Phipsburg. will put up the frame for q
ship this season. 1t is very much hoped by
the laboring men in the town that some
avenue for employment at home will be
offered.
SOMERSET.
Last Saturday, as John Frame of the Forks
hotel, was standing on the piazza Of the Stage
House, Bingham. Will Hamilton sp-
preached him and struck several heavy blows
before Mr. Frsine fairly took in the situation.
In a short time after the assault Hamilton
took the stage for the Folks, but messenger
was Immediately sent to Scion to procure 4
Sc, .pI II hos g.
Sheriff Grant, equipped with a warrant, was
on his way to the Forks Here he overlook
and arrested Hamilton and carried him to
Scion where he was arraigned before . trial
justice Monday afternoon.
In the suit brought against the Travellers
Insurance Company BY Mrs Lizzie M. Bur-
rill of Canaan, on trial before Ju ige Webb
in the U. 5. District Court at Portland, last
| week, a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff
Joe G. Brown has solo his hotel property
| for $3.50. to Frank 2. Furber, and others.
Mr. Brown has run the hstel for l6 years and
during that time has made Improvements on
| the property has made some money, and
kept a good hotel. he now intends to spend
the summer at Mt. Desert.
WALDO.
Cooper Bros of West Searsmont are run.
ming their carriage factory to its fullest capa-
CITY. They are building about 100 of all kinds
and among them twenty Of the Bangor bug
gies, which are acknowledged by all to be the
most delightful carriage used 10 Maine
People at Winterport, Buckspors and other
places along the river have been reaping q
rich harvest in the drift wood line, and no,
little has Aoated into Belfast harbor, to be
picked up by boats.
| YORK.
The family of Stephen Andrews of Good.
wins Mills had an unusual visitor few DAYS
since. 1t was q kitten having three ears,
four eyes, seven legs, one body near the neck,
but two bodies on the rear part. One leg
was provided with two sets Of paws His
kittenship did not find the attractions and
pleasures of this life sufficiently aluring, 80
after few hours spent in bemoaning the hard
fortune in store for it, it gave up the ghost
Arthur F. Hall, the Portland grocer against
whom the action for selling oleomargaripe in
Biddeford was recently brought, has of late
been disposing of various kinds of groceries
in bulk at the boarding houses here. Wed
nesday morning when the agent was driving
underneath the Boston Maine bridge on
Smith street.-The horse took fright at i pas ling
train and overturned the wagon. Eggs.
sugar, butter and numberless other articles